DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Robert Bierman

Minnesota State Representative, District 56A since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 56ABorn 1960

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 1; 52 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health Finance and Policy · co-chair
Education Policy
Ways and Means

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 52 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 2 Health/children and families finance bill.
Appropriations · Became law Jun 2025

HF 2435 Health and human services finance bill.
Health and Health Department · Vetoed May 2025

HF 4466 Health and human services finance and policy bill.
Appropriations · Failed in the House May 2026

HF 4467 Provider disenrollment, premium payment requirements, and physician-directed clinic staff services coverage…
Health and Health Department · Failed in the House Apr 2026

HF 4438 Health; reporting provisions changed, contract term limits specified for WIC, members clarified to serve on…
Governmental Operations-State · Failed in the House Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bierman sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Bierman is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Mary Clardy, Brion Curran, Dan Wolgamott

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Bierman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bierman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Bierman	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment…	No	No	Yes	Failed 64–69
May 17, 2026	HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 67–63
May 14, 2026	HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 67–67
Apr 16, 2026	HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting…	No	No	Yes	Failed 63–68
Apr 9, 2026	HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred.	No	No	Yes	Failed 67–67

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Bierman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57A Minnesota House of Representatives, District 56A

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Minnesota House District 56A	Won	D+34.4	D+23.3	+11.1
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-56A	Won	D+22.5	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-56A	Won	D+20.1	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57A	Won	D+11.5	—	—
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57A	Won	D+12.3	—	—